rhythm and blues

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rhythm and blues [noun]

a type of popular music of the 1940s and 1950s

US /ˌrɪð.əm ən ˈbluːz/ 
UK /ˌrɪð.əm ən ˈbluːz/ 

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

rhythm and blues

ˌrhythm and ˈblues BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
↑R & B (=a type of popular music)

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rhythm and blues

ˌrhythm and ˈblues [rhythm and blues]       noun uncountable (abbr. R & B)
a type of music that is a mixture of blues and jazz and has a strong rhythm 
Culture:

Rhythm and blues was developed in the 1950s and 1960s and played especially by African Americans. Leading R and B stars included ‘Muddy’ Waters, Joe Turner, B B King and ‘Fats’ Domino.

 

 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ˌ rhythm and ˈ blues noun [ U ] ( also R & B )

a type of popular music of the 1940s and 1950s

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

rhythm and blues

 N-UNCOUNT
 Rhythm and blues is a style of popular music developed in the 1940's from blues music, but using electrically amplified instruments. The abbreviation R & B is also used

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rhythm and blues

rhythm and blues noun [noncount] : a type of popular music performed by African-Americans that was developed originally by combining elements of blues and jazz - abbr. R & B;